Sam's Club?

[Emily~Anne]

We have let our membership at Sam's Club expire for two years now. I am no longer familiar with what they have there. I cook alot from scratch, though not 100%. Does sam's Club have a decent amount of stuff for vegans to justify a membership there? Is there produce section pretty nice? Can you find decent veggies there? Is there any frozen vegan ravioli or anything like that?

[JLRodgers]

Well... they have large things of oil (canola, peanut, vegetable, olive, etc), spices (dried)... fruits and stuff ("fresh")... canned goods.... but as with most normal stores, about 95% of the frozen stuff is either meat, or has eggs/dairy in it.

And each club is slightly different. When I was in a larger town (5 Sam's clubs within a 20 minute drive), they each carried slightly different goods.

[Michael]

They also have Silk, cereal, bread, snacks, etc. Ours has a decent selection of fruits and veggies. Not great. I use my Sam's Club membership mainly to buy things like TP, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.

[SuperChicken]

Once mine expires I'm not going to renew it. I find that the raw bulk foods they DO have are not much cheaper, if at all. In the midwest, most of the frozen/refrigerated section is meat & dairy. The produce section is alright & usually very fresh, but it's nothing you can't get at the local grocer either.

In the past few years it seems as though they have less whole foods & more processed items, just in giant vats or 10 pound boxes.

[mena330]

We pick up fresh & frozen produce, juice, rice, and coffee. We mostly keep our membership for the gas, tires, & other non-food goods.

mena

[jamestown]

Since I discovered Smart and Final, I haven't had much of a reason to go to Sam's or Costco. There is no membership fee, either.